आशंका

आशंका

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशंका (āśaṃkā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃəŋ.kɑː/

Noun

आशंका • (āśaṅkā) f

1. fear; doubt, suspicion

   मेरी आशंका सही सिद्ध हुआ।

   merī āśaṅkā sahī siddh huā.

   My fear was validated.

2. danger

   Synonym: ख़तरा (xatrā)

Derived terms

• आशंका करना (āśaṅkā karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आशंका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press